macromedia® Coldfusion® MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit

Chapter 8. Using ColdFusion

IN THIS CHAPTER

Working with Templates 163

Using Functions 166

Using Variables 171

Working with Expressions 177

Using ColdFusion Data Types 179

Commenting Your Code 187

Working with Templates

Back in Chapter 4, “Previewing ColdFusion,” I walked you through creating several simple applications. ColdFusion applications are made up of one or more files, each with a .cfm extension. These files often are referred to as templates; you'll see the terms templates, files, and even pages used somewhat interchangeably. Just so you know, they all refer to the same thing. I'll explain why the term templates is used in a few moments.

Note

As explained in Chapter 3, “Accessing the ColdFusion Administrator,” the URL used with ColdFusion will ...